October 11th 2012 was the launch of ChangetheAge Social Health Movement in Calgary Canada. GetRealLive is all about connecting, educating and entertaining people. The message is simple; Your Greatest Asset is YOU! In Canada, statitiscs prove that 9 million Canadians are diabetic or prediabetic, Heart and Stroke is the #1 killer amongst woman; even above breast cancer. With education and applied knowledge, GetRealLive believes we can ChangetheAge!

We compiled a team of Experts who brought incredible, life transforming information on the night. Through the Live Radio Show and website these experts will continue to bring forth information that will educate Canadians and beyond to live a more holistic, healthy life. These include Naturopathic Doctors and Nutritionists, Arnel and Andrea Beaubrun, Microbiologist and Skin Scientist Marie Bertrand and Fitness Coach Alex Mohtadi.

Moksha Yoga is also all about ChangetheAge!! Everyone at the event received a FREE MONTH at Moksha. This studio will be hosting the ChangetheAge month starting November 5th. You are welcome to start your journey when suits you, but we want to encourage everyone to collectively do this together starting November 5th where we can support and share with each other together!

ChangetheAge is about two things; changing your biological change by cohesively dealing with your food, fitness and skin. It is also about changing the social age, by providing knowledge to individuals to transforms the state of their health within their homes, families, communities and workplaces.

After an electrifying night on October 11th, the future is in your hands! Your journey can begin and GetRealLive wants to be a part of it. If you are interested in sharing your personal journey we would love to hear from you! Please contact us at events@getreallive.com as your story just may be the inspiration someone else needs to hear.

For those who attended the event, you can access all the experts with incentive and discount by using your ChangetheAge card. For those who did not attend the event, you can access your own ChangetheAge Card by clicking here. Through the Experts, they will be able to assess the specifics needs of every individual and set you on the road to success!

GetRealLive was also proud to highlight and support the Heart and Stroke Foundation through this event. Bracelets were created to raise funds for this incredible organization and if you missed out, you can send your support by clicking here! Susan shared the powerful and touching story of the day she lost her father to heart failure. Tears were flowing and the message of ChangetheAge hit home for so many.

Susan hits the streets again with ChangetheAge Fitness Coach Alex Mohtadi. Watch as all the neighbours come out of their homes for the group workout. There was a little competition between them and the winners picked what the losers would do for an exercise. The winning team was ruthless!

I was 29 years old and living in Australia with my wife and living what I thought was a pretty healthy lifestyle. One day I noticed I was feeling quite tired and started to be low on energy. After a few days I went to the doctor to inquire why I was so low on energy, only to discover my immune system was really weak. I ended up getting really ill and was out for a little bit. I remember when the doctor told me about my immune system and distinctly recall what went through my mind. “I’m way too young for this’! So with ambition and focus I decided it was time to get healthy.

So my journey of changing the age began. I would begin to seek knowledge about food and nutrition. I had heard of protein and carbs but I had no strong understanding of these really were. Through research, study and simply asking questions I began to shape a new diet. I joined my local gym and decided I would put in the required exercise to turn around my situation. When I first walked in the gym, I had no clue what I was doing. It seemed everyone was an expert and I felt so out of place. However, I chose to put my health above my insecurities. Most gyms offer two free sessions with a trainer when you join and I took advantage of that. I listened, asked questions and figured out how to work these crazy contraptions around me.

As time went on I made several adjustments. I would need to identify the hurdles that needed to be overcome, schedule my day so I can get to the gym and even preplan my meals before hand to ensure I had the right nutrition at mealtimes. Breakfast became essential. Eating in the morning kick starts your metabolism and starts burning fat. Fast food was no longer an option. Learning the nutritional value of this helped me to no longer view it as food. Once I started eating healthier my body started desiring what was nutritious and “treat” food was no longer even a treat.

Overtime, my energy levels began to come back up. I started feeling great and noticed that I was becoming more efficient and effective with my days. I was alive again, gaining a new sense of confidence and even noticed that I was not getting sick anymore. In fact, if I did feel something coming on, my body would attack it and I would end up being fine. My work allowed for 6 sick days a year and in 5 years I believe I only took 4-5 days due to sickness (one or two might have been hookie..sshhh).

Overall, this journey to health was inspired while I was very young. I am so thankful that I didn’t wait until I was older to gain this knowledge and even forced to get healthy due to a major health scare. These habits have been built in to me overtime and have simply become my new normal. Now as a soon to be father I see the value of being healthy for years to come. This is why I am so passionate about ChangetheAge. It’s not a quick fix or a fad diet. It is about getting the information required so people can then apply knowledge and live the best lives possible for themselves, their families and their future. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Prevention is better than the cure. Check out ChangetheAge for more information.

Here are some quick thoughts about ChangetheAge

1.Do you really know what’s in your food?

You may think it’s healthy but if it comes in a box or a bag, chances are it’s full of preservatives and not really great for you. Just because it looks healthy doesn’t mean it is.

2. How often do you exercise?

If you go to the gym 1 hour a day 7 days a week that it still 161 hours a week you are not exercising. Your body needs to move.

3. Are you set up to win?

Your daily routine must move in a circular motion. Your gym, grocery store, work place needs to work around your day. Plan your day in such a way that allows you to succeed and enables you to get where you need to go.

4. Prepare.

Preplan your meals and buy the containers required to allow you to take portions of food to work so you can have your lunch with you. If you don’t prepare than you end up going on the fast food run for lunch. Think ahead!

Susan visits Skin Scientist Marie Bertrand for a chemical peel. However, this is not the ‘peel of the past’. Watch as Marie works her magic on Susan and and continues to take her down the path of changing the age.

Alex Mohtadi showed up at Susan’s house as she brings along her friends from the neighbourhood to Changetheage. This lifestyle isn’t only about working on yourself but inspiring the communities you live in so all can live their best life. GetRealLive continues to encourage people to open up the doors of their homes and lives so that together we can do this. Together we can Changetheage.

Susan visits Dr. Arnel Beaubrun from Integra Naturopathics as she continues her Changetheagejourney. One key to truly Changetheage is one must deal with every area of their life. Dr. Beaubrun will work with Susan on her nutrition and discover what foods she should eat and what food she should avoid to reach her goals. Plus, Dr. Arnel will establish Susan’s metabolic rate as this must be determined to help push Susan forward. Combining this with her fitness, her skin treatments Susan is on track to truly Changetheage.

Well friends, today I felt the challenge of ChangetheAge. When my alarm went off at 6am I was desperate to press the snooze button. All I wanted to do was curl up under my covers and snuggle in for another hour of much needed (or so I thought) sleep. With the Autumn chill in the air, getting up and heading to the gym was the last thing I felt like doing. In saying that, I was reminded that operating by how one feels isn’t usually the best tool in decision making.

So, as I document my journey, here is Part 1 of my morning workout.. Hope you enjoy my raw honesty.

{Disclaimer : I really need a shower in these videos}

Susan at 6am – Pre Workout

Susan Post Workout… What a difference 1 hour can make in a persons life…

Just one girls honest journey about ChangetheAge and doing it one step at a time. Hope you have enjoyed.
Susan xo

Here I am on my way to a group workout. I didn’t really want to do the ‘group thing’ but after some encouragement from my trainer, Alex. I decided to go…..

Part 1:

I DID IT…… GROUP WORKOUT COMPLETE and guess what… here’s what I thought:
Part 2:

Thank you Alex. You pushed me beyond my personal comfort level/space and I did it. It felt great and I’m going to do this again next Friday. It’s all happening and I’m all about ChangetheAge one step at a time!